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Thursday, February 2

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From Tea Plantations to Domestic Slavery

In the foothills of the Himalayas, Dooars, India was once famous for its lush tea plantations. Yet this area has now become infamous as [...]

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Resettling Yazidi Refugees: Canada Struggles with Trauma of ISIS Victims

Fariborz Birjandian, a refugee himself and the leader of one of Canada’s largest resettlement agencies, has years of experience [...]

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U.S. Detention is a Business — and it’s Profiting from Forced Labor

We’re all familiar with the stories of federal agents barging into apartments, convenience stores, and even school pickup sites [...]

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Opinion: Stop Enslavement of Venezuelan Refugees in Brazil

Since 2017, the political crisis in Venezuela has seen nearly four million citizens flee the country, seeking relief from severe food [...]

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An American 13-Year-Old, Pregnant and Forced to Marry to Her Rapist

Dawn Tyree was just 11 years old when a family friend began molesting her. A year later she became pregnant from the rapes, and when [...]

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China’s Uyghur Internment Camps Turn to Forced Labor

China is coming under increased scrutiny for its internment camps for Uyghurs in the northwestern province of Xinjiang. The Uyghurs are [...]

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Cindy McCain Apologizes for Misreporting Trafficking

Cindy McCain is apologizing for reporting an innocent woman and child to Arizona police after suspecting that it was a case of human [...]

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Sri Lankan Held as Domestic Slave in New Jersey

A woman in New Jersey has been convicted of forcing a Sri Lankan woman to work in her home for nine years without pay. She made the [...]

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California church leaders lured homeless into forced labor

A dozen leaders of a California church have been indicted by a federal grand jury for luring homeless people into forced labor by [...]

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EU funds linked to forced labor in Eritrea

The European Union spent tens of millions of euros in Eritrea last year on a construction project that relied on forced labor, the New [...]

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Freedom United and over 190 organizations call on fashion brands to exit Uyghur Region

A new coalition of over 190 organizations from over 36 different countries, including Freedom United, is urging fashion brands to end [...]

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Forced labor has become a “profitable venture” for the Chinese Communist Party

At a public hearing on April 8 convened by The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), as required by the Uyghur Forced Labor [...]

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Jordan repeals “Marry Your Rapist” law in historic vote

Jordan’s Lower House of Parliament voted to abolish Article 308 of the Penal Code, after a heated 30-minute session. The controversial [...]

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Yemen’s Rise in Child Soldiers and Forced Marriage

After two years of war in Yemen, the country is seeing two disturbing new trends. Families, desperate for income, are selling their [...]

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14-Year-Old Trafficked into the UK Drug World

Speaking to The New York Times, a 14-year-old girl recounted how she was trafficked into delivering drugs to towns outside of London. [...]

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